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1/31/2012 - Serious Reportable Events in 2011 and Disaster Preparedness in 2012 |
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Written by Joshua I Rozovsky
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012 09:08 |
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Two new reports have been released that may serve as valuable guides for risk managers in healthcare:
- the National Quality Forum has published an update on serious reportable events (PDF, external link) from the past year. The reports looks at the 28 serious reportable that the NQF endorses and makes recommendations on reducing the incidence and severity of these occurrences. The Report further examines 12 other events that the NQF is considering endorsing.
- The January 2012 report from ASPR (Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response) on Healthcare Preparedness - National Guidance for Healthcare System Preparedness (PDF, external link) including specific advice on emergency coordination, planning, simulation, gap analysis, and recovery, dealing with special-needs patients, fatality management, surge capacity, volunteers, personnel protection, and more. This is an up-to-date report on preparing for short to long-term emergencies in any healthcare systems. Disasters can happen anywhere, whether tornadoes, flooding, hurricanes or pandemics.
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1/24/2012: Social Media Guide for Doctors and Medical Students |
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Written by Joshua I Rozovsky
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Tuesday, 24 January 2012 22:14 |
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The British Medical Journal recently released a guide for doctors and medical students of ethical and practical guidance for the use of social media.
The 8 pages of advice are available online (external, PDF) and include managing friend requests, professionalism, and employment issues. Some items are specific to the UK (such as the NHS) but this is an excellent basic guide for social media management. |
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1/6/2012: New Report Shows Hospital Incident Reporting Systems Don't Show Most Patient Harm |
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Written by Joshua I Rozovsky
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Sunday, 08 January 2012 14:54 |
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A new report has just been released by the office of the Inspector General for HHS entitled "Hospital Incident Reporting Systems Do Not Capture Most Patient Harm."
The report, available as a PDF download (external link), showed that while the systems were relied upon heavily by administration and did result in changes when used - 86% of events were never reported because of "staff misconceptions about what constitutes patient harm."
The report includes recommendations on how reporting can be improved. |
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12/27/2011: Happy Holidays and a New Meeting |
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Written by Joshua I Rozovsky
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Tuesday, 27 December 2011 10:35 |
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We hope everyone had, and are having, safe and enjoyable holidays. We wish you all the best in the upcoming year.
In the new year, we recommend that you consider attending the 9th Annual Joint Conference of the Southeastern Safety and Security Healthcare Council and North Carolina Chapter of the International Association for Healthcare Safety & Security.
The conference is being held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina from April 3-6, 2012. Make your plans soon as the room reservations must be made before March 5. |
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12/7/2011: Toolkit to Reduce Medication Error |
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Written by Joshua I Rozovsky
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Thursday, 08 December 2011 00:43 |
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality just put out a new toolkit to reduce medication errors in hospital environments. The kit takes the form of a detailed checklist that covers from obtaining management / leadership buy-in through how to implement the improved hand-off program, to evaluating the program once in place.
The Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) toolkit, workbook, and instructions are available as free downloads from AHRQ's website (external link, PDF). |
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Fay Rozovsky, the President of the Rozovsky Group, was recently published in Hospitals and Health Networks Weekly in their January 19, 2010 email newsletter. Fay wrote an article entitled "Improving the Use of Advance Directives." Click here to read more (external link).